Man gets 20 years for shooting at Clackamas County sergeant

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 31-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting at a Clackamas County sheriff’s sergeant earlier this year at a shopping center.

The Oregonian/OregonLive reports James Paquin was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty last month to attempted aggravated murder, unauthorized use of a vehicle and felon in possession of a firearm.

Clackamas County chief deputy district attorney Chris Owen says the incident unfolded in January, when Paquin stole a car in Canby and stopped at the Oregon City Shopping Center.

Owen says the stolen car’s owner called authorities, and that Paquin saw Oregon City police and started to run.